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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,339
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| L SHOULD DISLOCATION/23YOM INJURED SHOULDER TODAY WHILE USING CRUTCHES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT SUSTAINED LAC TO ELBOW AFTER FALLING ON HIS CRUTCHES* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WAS AT HOME ADJUSTING A CRUTCH, CAUGHT FINGER ON THE SCREW CAUSING AN AVULSION INJURY TO RT RING FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WAS TRYING TO GET TO WALKER AND FELL AND HIT HEAD DX: HEAD INJURY WITHOUT LOC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2007 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| LEFT ARM STR PT TRIPPED OVER MOTHERS WALKER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2007 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT DX LT ANKLE PAIN - SLIPPED AND FELL WITH CRUTCH TODAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2007 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| C/O PT STATES RIPPED OVER CRUTCHES INJURING KNEE DX RT KNEE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2007 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Ceilings and walls |
| LEGALLY BLIND PT WALKING W/ CANE S/P GETTING UP F ROM TOILET. BUMPED IN TO WALL. HAD NUMBNESS & WEAKNESS. D:POSS. POST-CONCUSSIVE SYNDROME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Beds or bedframes |
| CRUTCHES CAUGHT ON BED AT HOME CONTUSION LT KNEE * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 25 YOM TRIPPED OVER CRUTCHES TODAY SUSTAINING A FRACTURED LEFT 5TH TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2007 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL OFF CRUTCHES AND SUSTAINED HAND PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| C/O PT STATES WAS ON CRUTCHES STEPPED WRONG AND FELT A POP DX LT FOOT CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2007 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| LEFT FOOT AND ANKLE STR. PT WAS WALKING WITH A WALKER ACROSS KITCHEN FL OOR AND SLIPPED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| AMBULATING WITH WALKER & FELL DX FEMUR FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/31/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT, ON CRUTCHES, SLIPPED ON WET SURFACE. D: ANKLE SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2007 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| SLIPPED ON CRUTCHES AND RT KNEE POPPED RT KNEE PAIN S/P TI/FIB FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2007 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| RIGHT FOOT FX. PT FELL WHEN USING A WALKER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2007 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WALKING WITH CRUTCHES AND HAD A SLI9P AND FALL STRAINED ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2007 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT TRIPPED OVER CANE IN BATHROOM INJURED CHEST AT HOME DX// CHEST CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2007 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| AMB C CRUTCHES, TRIPPED&FELL , NOW C/O KNEE PAIN " SPRAIN'' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT C/O PAIN TO L 5TH FINGER, PT FELL AT 1300, STATES HANDLE OF CRUTCHES CAME OFF AT PARKING LOT. DX. CONT L HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2007 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| CONTUSION KNEE WHEN FELL TO FLOOR WHILE USING HIS WALKER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2007 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WAS WALKING WITH CRUTCHES THAT SHE RECEIVED TWO DAYS AGO AFTER A LEG INJURY AND SLIPPED STRAINED LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 16YOM WAS WITH FRIEND'S A WOODEN CANE SOMEHOW STRUCK HIM ON THE BACK OF HIS SCALP; ACUTE ACCIDENTAL VERSUS INTENTIONAL SCALP WOUND-3-CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| MOM ACCIDENTALLY TRIPPED WITH WALKER AND FELL ON PT, WRIST STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2007 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Other toys |
| WALKING WITH WALKER, TRIPPED ON TOY/FOREHEAD CT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 23 YO WALKING W/CRUTCHES FELL INJURED ANKLE SPRAIN ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL TEN DAYS AGO WAS GIVEN CRUTCHES AT THAT TIME WAS WALKING WITH T HE CRUTCHES TODAY AND FELL AGAIN STRAINED ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT, SEEN HERE LAST WEEK WITH TIBIA FX, FELL WHILE ON CRUTCHES. D: FIBUL A FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2007 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FRACTURED A TOE BY TRIPPING WHILE USING CRUTCHES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2007 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT SPRAINED AN ANKLE BY FALLING ON ICE WHILE USING CRUTCHES AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| DX LEFT ANKLE SPRAIN: USING CRUTCHES AND RE-INJURED ANKLE AFTER TRIPPING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2007 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| BROKE CANE OVER LEG. CANE POPPED UP STRIKING FACE CONTUSION FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2007 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| DX LEFT KNEE CONTUSION: TRIPPED USING CRUTCHES AND HIT KNEE AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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